New Google TV set top box announced by Netgear, check out the NeoTV Prime

You all might think we are just walking around Vegas and causing trouble. in actuality we have been to some events and have been attempting to work. Spotty internet connections and lack of free time is causing quite an issue though. Not to mention plenty off batteries dying. We did swing into a press event with Netgear today that produced quite a few great surprises. One of which is a new Google TV set-top box dubbed the NeoTV Prime.

I gotta say, not exactly what I expected Netgear to announce, but I am glad they did. The new NeoTV Prime box is available on the market now for $129.99. Here is a quick look at spec sheet.

Sounding pretty amazing. they didn’t have a live unit up and running during the press event. They will have them on the show floor at the convention center tomorrow though. We will be sure to take a few minutes to see how it performs and how the UI differs from the other set-top boxes on the market. Take a quick gander at some images of the NeoTV Prime that we took followed by the press release.

Netgear NeoTV Prime specs

NeoTV Prime Remote

NeoTV Prime Box and Remote

NETGEAR LAUNCHES NEOTV PRIME WITH GOOGLE TV, BRINGING ENDLESS ENTERTAINMENT TO YOUR TV
Easily search and enjoy anything on live TV, the web, apps or streaming services, all through one device
LAS VEGAS – January 7, 2013 – NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR) (www.netgear.com), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, announced today at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES®) the new NETGEAR NeoTV® PRIME with Google TV (GTV100) streaming player. As the newest addition to the NETGEAR family of streaming players for connected home theater entertainment, NeoTV PRIME enables you to easily find what you love to watch —whether it’s on live TV, streaming entertainment, apps, or the web— using one small NeoTV player.
Building on the features of NETGEAR NeoTV, NeoTV PRO and NeoTV MAX family of streaming players, the new NeoTV PRIME with Google TV extends your entertainment experience beyond just streaming video or even basic TV viewing. NeoTV PRIME opens up the world of apps from Google Play, delivering access to a growing library of entertainment including movies, TV shows, and music from streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, HBO Go, Crackle, Flixter, Rhapsody, Pandora and many more. Google Play gives you movies and new releases in HD, music albums, and apps designed specifically for the TV.
NeoTV PRIME supports playback of your personal media from external USB hard drives and home media servers. With the pre-installed aVia media player app on NeoTV PRIME, you can play, manage and share your videos, music, and photos from any of your digital storage and Google Android devices to your big screen TV. Thanks to the ‘My Media’ quick-start button on the NeoTV PRIME remote control, you easily access the media player app with the mere push of a button.

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